medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
within; inside of; less than
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
draw (in competition); tie game
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pronunciation; production of sound
fluent (in a language); flowing
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
northern part; the north (of a region)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)